The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-09-10
OVER THE STATE.

in Rhea county this year.
Murrain is playing havoc with the
tile around s merVile,
ihe pinA-eye is said to he epidemic
among the cattle of Over county.
Lauderdale county will average
about half bake of cotton to the acre.
The Weskley couutY bank will open
for business at Dresden on the 26th
inst.
The coIored soldiers of East Tens
uessee will have a reunion at Knox
vile on the Eth inst
The State Wheel says 1t has lost
six subscribers aud gained 600 by its
advocacy of prohibition.
One mill owner at Ripley ships
weekly 5000 feet of poplar and
@ak lumber to northern markets.
Henry Lancaster, a boy, was drown
led while bathing in the Forked Deer
river, near jackson last Sunday.
The Gallatin Examiner will cele-
"brate IFS 3is tHnniversary on tn 10th
by appearing as a twelve page paper.
The oldest man in Tennessee is said
to he Henry Cleggy Of Meigs County,
who is l05 years old, and still in ex
celent health.
A bov named Baker last Sunday at
tempted to jump on moving train at
jackson and fell. His leg was so bad
ly crushed that had to lie amputated.
A colored B ,ptist college will soon
he located at some point in West Ten
nessee. The coored Baptists Of Jack
son are making an effort to have it To-
Gated there.
Near franklin last Monday Miss
Nicely attempted 10 extricate a pig
that was fastened in n crack of the
ward fence, when she was attacked by
the squealers maternal parent. A ne
gro woman with babe in her arms
ran to Miss Neely's assistance and
laid the baby down on the ground.
Thereupon the SOW seized the child
by the head and carried it off ana de.
voured it before she could be overta
ken.
fayetteville Special to the Amer
lean says, The Jail at this place was
discovered to he on fire about two
O'clock. Saturday, and in a short time
afterwards all was totally consumed
- The prisoners shouted Justify for he p
but the Sheriff, knowing there was NJ
present danger to the inmates, waited
until sufficient number of men ia
prevent the escape of those incarcera
ted had arrived, and the nine there
confined were released from their pre-
dsament. The building was set OF
lire by hog-thief, one Odfeld, com
mitted last week. No insurance.
A Smithvlle CORES pendent to tht
American of the 4th inst. says A sac
and serious accident occurred las
Wednesday evening four miles ives
Of this place at the residence Of B
Barnes. Mr.. Barnes well haG jus
been dug, about ffty-four feet in depth
Samuel Braswell had gone down it t,
finish it, when he came in cOntac
with choke damp. They immediate
let the bucket down to him and h.
got in it and they drew him up nea
the top, when, being suiocated ant
exhausted, he turned the rope loos
and fell back to the bottom. Will
Barnes got Into the bucket an1 wen
down after him aud, inadvertently
Just caught hold Of his arm and starte
hack with him, without thinking t
properly secure him to the bucket
When he lacked only about twent
feet at reaching The top, Braswel, nj
Nl being quite dead, began to Kick, an
getting loose fell back to the bottom
They then got hook aud caught i
his clothes aud started To draw him out
hut the ibid tore uut and he again fe
." the nOttum. Finally they got
rope alound his wrist and succeeded i
getting hun to thu top, but be was hnC